Ben Wallace next on Joe's List?

Rasho Nesterovic signed with Toronto,ben wallace option is the only cheaper we could have.

We need ben because we only have one real center,Kwame,Wilcox may be a second center(i don´t see he too much) but in 82 games with 48 minutes one third center would be good. The swedish Thomas Jerebko can play nba limited minutes in pistons like that?

Jerebko is not C, at best he'll get some PF minutes in garbage time. And there will be many GT minutes for rookies, mark my word.

I agree.

That apology nonsense is pretty burro-esque, to put it kindly.

If ben returns what would be the first detroit area business to sign him to an endorsement contract? Don't the metro detroit area Ford dealers need a new pitch man? Maybe he could "go to work" slashing prices at Meijers, and you can see him swatting the price tag guns across the store.

I'm afraid "goin' to work" slogan would be the biggest mockery in Detroit now...

Since Flip is gone, and the press didn't really slam him on his way out too bad (not that I read anyway... certainly nothing like Larry), I think you will just see a bunch of articles about how Flip drove Ben out and now that he is fired, Ben can make his triumphant return home.

Probably something more like "going to school" at this point with all of our young guys. I think we'll probably see much more work out of these guys than the last season when the slogan was still alive though.

Flip didn't drive Ben out. Ben rode out..In a Brink's truck. Heading for Chicagoland.

Ben doesn't have to apologize for what he did. Most could see that it was time for him to go for the money. Money that Joe rightfully didn't think he was worth.

I never once heard Ben bad mouth the fans... that would be the only thing that he could have done that really would have called for him to have to say he was sorry.

Its a business and players have to look out for whats best for them... he left... And the teams have to look out for whats best for themselves... Joe didn't break the bank trying to resign an aging Core player.

If he comes back at the right price I'll welcome him back with open arms and hope some of his old self will rub off on the new breed of players were going forward with.


I thought when he left and still think today that at some point in the future he will have his number retired by the pistons, he changed our culture as much as Joe did from Teal back to the Red white and blue.

Ben did us a huge favor in hindsight. He should tell Detroit "you're welcome."

It worked out for him and the Pistons. The Bulls and Cavs... not so much. So, all's well.

Now we have the chance to get a fan favorite and a smart defensive big man off the bench.

Agreed. I don't see why he would have to apologize either. I'm glad we didn't get stuck with that huge contract and small amount of production.

big ben has been compensated by dumars for his efforts in Detroit (using bulls, cavs & suns' money). what a story it would be if he could retire a piston.

some fans are pretty concerned on how the defense would look like this coming season, but i agree with most posters that a ben signing could really help in that area... think about sheed, nobody really considered him a great defender in portland (dale davis/brian grant had that rep), but pair him with big ben... what a level of force!

we can only hope he would also have the same effect on wilcox, villanueva, kwame and the rest... and who knows, maybe even tayshaun and rip

mark my words.................


If Ben comes back, Pistons will win Central Division. Every time a person does a comebackhome routine(ala Alonzo mourning) the spirits rise!

And if he comes back, Like my....never mind.